Plow.



S. STEGALL.

PLOW. AYBLIOATION FILED 1111196, 1914.

1,119,199, Patented 'Dec. 1, 1914 THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-LITHOU WASHINGTON. D, C.

UNITED s r TEs PATENT OFFICE.

SIDNEY: STEGALL, or rnnznn, soU'rH CAROLINA. a

Tamaramam -11 f iBe, it knownathatI, SIDNEY. STEGALL, a citizen, of the United; States,

of SouthICarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows, of

' which the following isa specification, refn fi, I Th's invention relates to new and useful erence being had to'the accompanying drawimprovements in plows and more particularly to a plow which is usedin the form of, a cultivator for breaking'the gro'undfandw cutting the weeds between the rows of growing plants, the main object of the pres;

ent invention beingthe provision of a device. of l the above characterg which is preferably. used for cultivating cotton and is to be used for working the crop and-breaking up the soil, without cutting the roots of the plants and also for breaking up the crust which forms upon the ground after a hard rain. a Another object of,;the present inventionis' the provision of a device ofthe above char- I in the specification acter which will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability,is inexpensive to manufacture and, at the same time,,is simple in construction and operation.

l/Vith the aboveand other. objects in view,

the invention consists in the novel features.

of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularlygpointed out and claims. r

In the accompanying drawings forminga part of this applicationiFigure 1 is a perspective viewof a plow fconstructed in accordance with'my invention. Fig. 2 Lisa; view'of one of the plow a modified form thereof;

detail perspective blades, illustrating Fig. 3 is a detail perspective-view illustrating another modified form ofplow blade.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a supporting plow frame, which is in the form of two divergent handle members 1, the inner ends of which converge inwardly and are bolted to opposite sides of the plow beam 2. The plow beam 2 consists of two parallel members which are merged together at their forward'ends and are bent upon themselves to form a clevis hook 3. One of the members composing the plow beam is bent upon itself to form a standard 4, the

"end of the same'extending upwardly again and arrangedupon one side of the other of said members. The second member of the Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed a ,1914. SerialNo. 843,496.

. re i n a Pelzer, in the county of Anderson and State.

a n a plane beneath the same. i is securely held against movement by hav.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

plow beam extends rearwardly and is curved downwardly, standard arranged directly in the rear and in spaced relation with the standard 4.

the member 5 extends downwardly below the end of the standard 4 and is arranged The plow beam ing thebolts 6 extendingtherethrough and through the handle membersl. Metal clips 7 are arranged in spaced relation upon the outer, sides of the handle members land the ends thereof are adapted to engage over the 1 side edges of the handle members and are asfshown at 5 to form a second a It will be apparent that the lower end of heldin position by the bolts 6. It is preferable to use these clipson the handle mem bersto prevent the samefrom splitting or slivering. r r

In Fig. 1, I have illustrated the formlof plow member which is to be alsed in working the soil and includes the foot 8 which is provided with a wherebythe same may be readily bolted to the standards 4 or ,5, the bolt 9 extending between the spaced members forming the standard 4 and a wing nutlO is threaded 1 upon the inner end thereofto securely retain the foot 8 in position. Secured to the footiat its outer end, is a cutting blade 11 which extends atright angles to the foot 8 and in view of the fact that the standards 4 and 5 arearranged in spaced relation and the standard 5 disposed directly in the rear ofthe. standard 4, these cutting blades 11 will be arranged in substantially the same position, the-advance cutting blade breaking up the top of the soil, while the rear cutting blade will out down through the soil, to a desired level. In order to secure one of the feet 8 to the standard 5, a wooden block 12 is bolted to one side'of the standard and is provided with an the end of the standard for the reception of the securing bolt.

suitable bolt opening,

opening adjacent In Fig. 2, I have illustrated still another front ends of theistandards 4: and 5, by means of bolts or other similar fastening means. These plow blades 13 may be of any desired length, according to the distance between the rows which are to be 0111- tivated. In going through the rows, these blades will cut the roots of weeds which spring up between the rows of the plants,

modified' form of plow member which is in the form of a substantially longitudinal. cutting blade 15, the central portion of' which is somewhat arcuate in form, as

shown at 16 and is provided with acentral 'op ening'17 adapted to receive the securing 20 bolts when the same are to be applied to the lower ends of the standards 4: and 5. It will be understood that this form of cut ting blade is to be used for breaking the crust which generally occurs after a hard rain, wherein the top of the ground is packed down solid. This form of cutting blade will'break up the crust upon the top of the soil and aiford a thorough circulation. of the moisture in the soil. It will be ap parent from the foregoing that this device I is preferably attached directly to the lower ends of the standards-l and 5, without the useof any foot or other similar device for securing the same.

From the above description taken in connection 'with' the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have pro videda simple and durable plow or cultivatorwhich can be used for cultivating between the rows of growing plants and break up and loosen the soil for circulating mois ture therein. It will also be apparent that several different forms of plows'or cultivator feet may be used in connection with my improved device. These difiei'ent forms of cutting plows can be quickly and readily 3 applied to the device or removed therefrom and at the same time it will be notedvthat the whole device is'extremely simple in its construction and can be manufactured and placed upon the market at-acompar'atively;

low cost. L

\Vhile I have obvious that various changes in'the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully i carrying "my invention into practice,"without sacrificing anyof'the novel features or departing from the scopeof the invention, as defined bythe appended'claims."

Having thus what I claim'is v shown and the preferred form of my invention, it will be ,55

described this invention, i

1. A device ofthe class described includ I ing 'a plow beam bifurcated at its rear end,

the-free extremities of the forks beingbent. downwardly to provide spaced standards of different lengths, the shorter of said standards being bent upon itself to afford a guidew'ay, a ground engaging-implement-adjust-' I ably connected. ,within said guideway and. a

second ground engaging implement secured to'the secondstandard.

= 2. A device of the class described j j l p I 75 ing a plow beam bifurcated at' its-r'ear end,

second standard.

In testimony whereofI hereunto affix my" signaturein the presence o f two-witnesses SIDNEY .X, STEG L -Witnesses-: v I 1' i T.;P. H NDMAN, C. C L MAN I Copies of thin patent may be obtained for five cent: each, by addressing the tiemmissloneri' of Patents.

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